AWARDS & ACCOLADES

2013

Mar – The new TANGS Beauty wins Her World’s Beauty Awards’ “Best Retail Revamp”.

Apr – SEVIIN at TANGS wins Singapore Women’s Weekly’s Annual Spa Awards 2013 “Best All-In-One Spa Destination Award”.

Apr – TANGS Orchard wins Excellence Award for "We Welcome Families" Awards 2013 by Business for Families Council and TANGS VivoCity wins the Achievement Award.

June – SEVIIN at TANGS wins “Best New Boutiques” in ELLE BEAUTY IT LIST 2013, an annual editorial special that recognises the best in beauty.


2012

Nov – TANGS Orchard and TANGS VivoCity wins the SERVICE Gem Award for the Retail Industry Mystery Shopping Programme (RIMS13).

Oct – TANGS wins Singapore Experience Award 2012 for Most Innovative Marketing Initiative.  This was awarded for Elephant Parade Singapore 2011 at TANGS the Christmas Store.

May – TANGS Orchard awarded the Premium Service GEM Award 2012 under the “Retail Industry Mystery Shopping Programme” by Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) for customer service excellence. TANGS VivoCity was awarded the Service GEM Award 2012.


2011

March - Excellence Award for TANGS  Orchard and Achievement Award for "We Welcome Families" by Business for Families.

March - Awarded the Premium Service GEM 2011 under the “Retail Industry Mystery Shopping Programme” by Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) for customer service at TANGS VivoCity.

May - Awarded by Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) for TANGS' Spring 2011 Window Display for Fashion Season @ Orchard 2011.

Aug  - TANGS Orchard wins the Best Dressed Store/Mall for Great Singapore Sale 2011 awarded by Singapore Retailers Association.


2010

May - TANGS wins Fashion Season @ Orchard's Best Fashion Window Display Contest.

Awarded by Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) for TANGS' Spring 2010 Window Display.

October - Awarded the Premium Service GEM 2010 under the “Retail Industry Mystery Shopping Programme” by Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) for customer service at TANGS VivoCity

December – TANGS wins top in “Best Dressed Building” on Orchard Road for Christmas Lightup by the Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA)


2009

March – Finalist for the Best Shopping Experience – Departmental Store Award organised by Singapore Tourism Board.

Awarded the Premium Service Gem 2008 “A Cut Above The Rest” Store by Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) and Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)

Awarded the Service GEM 2008 under the “Retail Industry Mystery Shopping Programme” by Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) and Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)

October – TANGS wins “Green Retailer of the Year” at the Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) Award 2009. Awarded the Premium Service Gem 2009 “A Cut Above The Rest” Store by Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) and Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)

December - Awarded the Gold Award for ORBA Best Decorated Building by Orchard Road Business Association


2008

March – Finalist for the Best Shopping Experience – Departmental Store Award organised by Singapore Tourism Board.

Awarded the Premium Service Gem 2008 “A Cut Above The Rest” Store by Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) and Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)


2007

January – Awarded the Pro-Family Business Mark by the Ministry of Community elopment, Youth & Sports

March – Secured Premium GEMS award for TANGS Orchard and Service GEMS for TANGS VivoCity, Paul & Joe, Versace and BCBGMaxazria

March – TANGS wins “Best Shopping Experience – TANGS Orchard” at the Singapore Tourism Awards 2006

Awarded the “Bronze” award and “Best Photography/Digital Imaging” for “TANGS Fashion Journal 6 (Spring Edition 2007)” at the Ink Awards.

Awarded the “Silver” award at the Singapore Outdoor Advertising Awards 2007 in the “Wholly-printed Bus” category


2006

March – TANGS wins 2 prestigious Singapore Tourism Awards. “Best Shopping Experience – Department Store” & “Best New Retail Concept – Dressing Room”.

March – The institute of Public Relations Singapore presented TANGS with a Merit award for “Best Events Management” for “The New TANGS Levels 2 & 3. A Revolutionary Fashion Vision – Launch Party”.

April – In recognition of exemplary service capabilities, SPRING Singapore awarded TANGS with Singapore Service Class Award. It is conferred on the best of the best organizations who provide world-class service excellence and service capabilities.


2005

April - TANGS was awarded Retail Security - Safe Shopping Award 2005 by the Singapore Retailers Association.

October - TANGS was awarded the inaugural SPBA (Singapore Promising Brand Award) Heritage Brand Award 2005. This award is organized by the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises and it serves to acknowledge and pay special tribute to home grown brands which have embraced exceptional brand practices over a period of 40 years.

October – “A Revolutionary Fashion Vision. The New TANGS Levels 2 & 3” was awarded “Best Retail Concept of the Year” by the Singapore Retailers Association.

November – TANGS was awarded 109 Excellent Service Awards in total – 8 Star, 17 Gold and 84 Silver Awards


2004

March – Institute of Public Relations Singapore (IPRS) awarded TANGS the Excellence Award (Best Events Management) for TANGS 70th Anniversary Celebrations. Among the three finalists, TANGS was one of 2 that won the Excellence Award.

March – Finalist for the Most Memorable Shopping Experience - Retail Outlet Award organised by Singapore Tourism Board. 

April – TANGS was awarded the Retail Security - Safe Shopping Award 2004 by the Singapore Retailers Association.

October – The Singapore Retailers Association awarded TANGS the Best Retail Event of the Year Award for its TANGS The Christmas Store 2003 – “A Time for Sayang-Sayang” campaign.

November - Excellent Service Award (EXSA) – 55 awards in total; 1 Star Award, 31 Gold Awards and 23 Silver Awards.

November - TANGS The Christmas Store 2003 - “A Time for Sayang Sayang” was awarded “CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR” at Institute of Advertising The Hall of Fame Awards 2004.


2003

May – The Model Workers Award 2003 was conferred in May. Jointly organised by NTUC, supported and sponsored by the Retail Promotion Centre, Singapore National Employers Federation, Singapore Retailers Association, and the Textile and Fashion Federation Singapore, it is to recognise contributions of outstanding workers.

Excellent Service Award (EXSA) – 67 awards in total; 10 Gold Awards and 57 Silver Awards.

TANGS was awarded the Retail Security - Safe Shopping Award 2003 by the Singapore Retailers Association. 

October – The Singapore Retailers Association awarded TANGS the Best Retail Event of the Year Award for its TANGS 70th Anniversary Celebrations.


2002

TANGS was awarded the People Developer Award, which recognises the company’s commitment to staff development in the company.

Excellent Service Award (EXSA) – 119 awards in total; 30 Star Awards, 37 Gold Awards and 52 Silver Awards.

TANGS was awarded the Retail Security - Safe Shopping Award 2002 by the Singapore Retailers Association.

TANGS was awarded the Retail Courtesy Gold Award 2002 by the Singapore Kindness Movement.

Winner of the Institute of Advertising, Singapore Hall of Fame Awards for Point of Sale Campaign of the Year for TANGS 70th Anniversary Campaign.

This award recognises the use of the best point-of-sale material that helped establish or promote a brand in the market.


2001

January – TANGS won the prestigious Pan-Asian Global Innovator Award (gia) and subsequently named one of the top five best housewares retailers in the world by the International Housewares Association of North America and 16 leading retail trade publications. This award was created to honour excellence in housewares merchandising - from product depth to merchandise displays and techniques, in-store and external promotions, customer service and employee training. A total of 17 international housewares stores, including America’s Target, Australia’s David Jones and TANGS, were chosen to participate in this distinguished competition.

TANGS was awarded the Retail Security-Safe Shopping Award 2001 by the Singapore Retailers Association.

October – TANGS emerged the Winner of the inaugural Mid-Autumn Display Competition organised by the Orchard Road Business Association and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board. In this competition, TANGS beat nine other entries from various retail and food establishments for its contemporary interpretation of the Mid-Autumn theme.

December – TANGS was awarded Third prize in the Singapore Tourism Board’s “Best Decorated Building Competition 2001” for its Christmas theme titled “Memories of Shanghai”.

Excellent Service Award (EXSA) – 87 awards in total; 12 Star Awards, 34 Gold Awards and 41 Silver Awards.


2000

Excellent Service Award (EXSA) – 44 awards in total; 1 Superstar Award, 2 Star Awards, 8 Gold Awards and 33 Silver Awards.
Model Workers’ Award jointly organised by NTUC and Ministry of Trade and Industry


1999

Excellent Service Award (EXSA) – 24 awards in total; 9 Star Awards, 6 Gold Awards and 9 Silver Awards.


1998

Best Shopping Experience - Retail Outlet Award (formerly known as the Department Store of the Year Award) by Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
Excellent Service Award (EXSA) - 42 awards in total; 5 Star Awards, 20 Gold Awards and 17 Silver Awards.
Excellent Service Company Award


1997

Best Retail Store by I-S Magazine in the Readers’ Choice Award
Excellent Service Award (EXSA) - 52 awards in total; 4 Star Awards, 9 Gold Awards and 38 Silver Awards.
Super Star Award, for second consecutive year


1996

Excellent Service Award (EXSA) - 7 Gold Awards and 5 Silver Awards.
The Superstar Award, the highest award given to only one employee in the retail industry.


1995

TANGS was awarded the Certified On-the-Job Training (OJT) Centre status by the Institute of Technical Education


1994

Retailer of the Month Award by Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
Store of the Year Award, Department Store category by Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
Amex Service Excellence Award
National Arts Council Friend of the Arts Award


1993

Store of the Year Award by Singapore Tourist Promotion Board


1992

National Arts Council Friend of the Arts Award
American Express Service Excellence Award - Department Store Category


1991

C. K. Tang admitted as an NPB Corporate Member
Merit award for Best Decorated Building during Christmas
TANGS invited to become a member of the Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS)
National Arts Council Friend of the Arts Award


1990

National Arts Council Associate of the Arts Award


1989

Best Decorated Building Special Award by Singapore Tourist Promotion Board


1988

Department Store of the Year by Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
Christmas Light-Up 1988 - Merit Award for Best Decorated Complex


1986

Department Store of the Year by Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
Merit award for Best Decorated Complex for Christmas


1984

Merit Award for Christmas Illumination Contest


1982

First prize, Singapore Retail Merchants Association Courtesy Role Play Contest


1981

Second prize for Department Store Category of Singapore Tourist Promotion Board’s Courtesy Campaign